King 3B Concert Trombone with F Attachment Silver Plate Near Mint Condition

Description

King 3B Concert Tenor Trombone with F Attachment
Serial # 534034 made between 1975 - 1981
8" Bell
.508" Bore
Slide Lock
Vincent Bach Corp. 12C (period) Mouthpiece
F Attachment
King Case with original key and envelope
Opening the case is like opening a time capsule from the 1970's. In original near mint condition. The instrument was purchased, stored at home, and very rarely played. I'm the second owner and know the history of this instrument.
This is a rare vintage silver-plated King 3B Concert Trombone with F Attachment in its original hard King case (coffin). This instrument is in excellent ready to play condition. No dings, no dents, almost no wear, etc.
Just prior to this listing, I took the 3B to the local musical instrument repair shop that specializes in brass instruments only. It's been fully inspected, cleaned and lubricated. All parts of the instrument are in excellent working order: slide (silky smooth), tuning slides (fully adjustable, cleaned and lubricated), F attachment rotary valve, & lever (fully functional and quiet). They did a professional written appraisal (contact me for more info). The listing price that I'm asking, is significantly less than the appraised insurance value.
The best way for you to appreciate and appraise the fit and finish of this vintage instrument is to view the pictures and ask any questions you may have before buying (I have many other pictures, just ask). The silver plate finish is a near mint 9.5 out of 10 condition (not quite a 10 since polishing the silver plate with a silver polishing cloth left faint, light polishing swirls in a some areas, see pictures.
The King case has no visible dents, scuffs, scars, etc. The case looks brand new because it's been used to
store the instrument
,
not to travel with it.
Some
King 3B
history from the 70's:
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
has in its collection, the trombone made by King Musical Instruments in Eastlake, Ohio in 1976. It is a B-flat tenor slide trombone
King 3B Concert
model made famous by
J.J. Johnson
.
Excerpt from
International Trombone Association Journa
l article July 2021 / Volume 49, Number 3 "
Making the Trombone Cool for 54 years
".
Interview of
James Pankow
(
Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014
and the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016
. Jimmy Pankow is the recipient of the
International Trombone Association's 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award
) interviewed by
Kevin McManus.
"
Kevin:
Let's talk about your equipment. How did it evolve over time?
"
"Jimmy
: I started with a Conn horn and mouthpiece. During college, I switched to a
King 3B with a Bach 12C
mouthpiece. And that was my setup of choice all the way into the late '80s, early '90s.
"
Domestic ground 1-5-day shipping to US continental (lower 48 states) approved addresses. International buyers through eBay Global Shipping Program. Package will be well packed and insured and delivery confirmation signature is required. eBay buyers with zero or low feedback contact me before purchasing. All descriptions of cosmetic conditions are represented by normal visual inspection (not by magnification).
As always, to ensure you are satisfied customer, contact me before, during and even after the purchase to answer any questions.